Community Support Services:PASAN also provides support AIDS Service Organizations and community groups across Ontario. This includes:

resources & educational materials

training

assistance to set up prison outreach and support projects

strategies to develop referral "hubs" for HIV positive prisoners

networking for the development of a continuum of care for prisoners transferred between regions

Outreach & Education

Prison Education Programs: PASAN conducts HIV prevention education programs in many adult institutions in the southern Ontario region. This program includes a Peer Educators Group, whereby ex-prisoners living with HIV are educators for current prisoners. ​Cell Count:PASAN produces a quarterly bulletin entitled CELL COUNT. This unique publication is contains content by/for/about prisoners and ex-prisoners. It is the only newsletter in Canada providing an uncensored forum for prisoners and youth in custody to explore and share their own experiences, ideas, and fears about HIV. PASAN distributes 2000 issues a year to prisoners, institutions, and agencies across the country. CELL COUNT is free for prisoners and people living with HIV in Canada.Training Services:PASAN conducts free training for those working with prison-affected and drug using populations. Training topics include:

HIV & Prison

Harm Reduction

The Impact of Segregation

Stigma & Discrimination

Systemic Advocacy

Since our beginnings in 1991, PASAN has always maintained a focus on systemic issues of HIV/AIDS and prisons. Some has been involved in many systemic advocacy efforts including: